A few months ago I had to discontinue this column when I took up an assignment that did not give me the time to write. I am happy to resume this at the invitation of Rita and Umesh Anand.
The ambiguous results of elections to the Karnataka assembly, with no one political party securing a clear majority, have once again raised questions about the morality of ‘post-poll’ coalition formation. During the campaign itself some political commentators raised eyebrows at the prospect of H.D. Deve Gowda's Janata Dal Secular (JDS) joining hands with the. . .